Project Gutenberg 2009-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 110 Coloma, Luis 1851 1915 Roldan, Luis Coloma Roldán, Luis Coloma Vyse, George Howard Moreton, Lady 1944 Moreton, Ada Margarette Smith, Lady Moreton, Ada Margarette, Lady Smith, Ada Margarette Perez the Mouse E-text prepared by Louise Hope, David Edwards, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "Pérez the Mouse" by Luis Coloma is a children's story crafted in the late 19th century, specifically intended to amuse the young Spanish King Alfonso XIII, who was around six years old at the time of its writing. This whimsical tale follows the adventures of a caring king and his magical experiences with the titular mouse, Pérez, who comes to collect children's lost teeth in exchange for gifts. The story features themes of kindness, generosity, and social awareness. The narrative begins with King Bubi, a benevolent young monarch, who loses his first tooth and learns about the tradition of leaving it under his pillow for Pérez the Mouse. Upon meeting Pérez, the King is enchanted by the mouse's charming personality and stories of his family. Together, they embark on an adventure to help a poor boy named Giles, where Bubi realizes the struggles faced by those less fortunate. The story culminates with the King's transformation into a mouse as he empathizes with Giles’s plight, leading to a deep reflection on his responsibilities as a king. Ultimately, the tale beautifully illustrates the importance of caring for one another, especially those in need. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mice -- Juvenile fiction Tooth Fairy (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 64327 64116 2024-09-12T14:28:46.709279 2023-09-13T06:38:19.114364 text/html text/html 60311 2009-07-18T17:19:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1015873 2009-07-18T17:23:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1027903 2024-09-12T14:28:49.913188 application/epub+zip 1026327 2024-09-12T14:28:47.688277 application/epub+zip 146124 2024-09-12T14:28:47.233212 application/epub+zip 1096548 2024-09-12T14:28:51.765196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1082047 2024-09-12T14:28:49.455233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174456 2022-09-13T15:26:47.093086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39854 39645 2024-09-12T14:28:46.298202 2023-09-13T06:38:18.781352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 39524 2009-07-18T17:03:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14764 2009-07-18T17:03:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19206 2024-09-12T14:28:51.918190 application/rdf+xml 23331 2024-09-12T14:28:47.318176 image/jpeg 4053 2024-09-12T14:28:47.273221 image/jpeg 1022757 2024-09-12T14:28:46.795237 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog